Brassiere-slip



p 6, 1967 H. KRESS 3,343,545

BRASSIERE-SLIP Filed June 29, 1965 INVENTOR. Herman Kress 7M, ga -4W ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,343,545 BRASSIERE-SLIP Herman Kress, 136 Fox Meadow Road, Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583 Filed June 29, 1965, Ser. No. 467,834 Claims. (Cl. 128454) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A brassiere-slip in which the lower edge of the brassiere portion has alternating peaks and valleys extending above and below the natural waistline to which the slip is attached to provide a smooth transition and a more perfect fit.

The present invention relates to a brassiere-slip and more particularly to a brassiere-slip adapted to provide a smooth transition at the waistline.

Brassiere-slips are an extremely useful item of womens undergarments. They combine in one garment the functions of the long-line brassiere and the half-slip. There has been one drawback, however, in the known designs of brassiere-slips. That drawback has been the tendency of the slip-portion to bunch about the hips because of the sharp differentiation at the waistline between the figurecontrolling brassiere portion and the looser slip portion.

It is therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a brassiere-slip which will overcome the foregoing drawback.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a brassiere-slip which will be comfortable to wear and attractive in appearance.

Additional features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description and drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a front view of the brassiere-slip of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a segment of the brassiere-slip shown in FIG. 1 and illustrating in detail the connection between the brassiere portion and the slip portion;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a segment of another embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is a front view of a segment of yet another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring now to the drawing, the brassiere-slip has a brassiere portion and a slip portion 12. The brassiere portion 10 has two breast cups 14. A diaphragm section 16 extends down from and is connected to the lower edge of said breast cups 14. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 the diaphragm section 16 has a central panel 18 with side edges 20 converging downward from approximately the midpoint of the lower edge of each breast cup 14 to include approximately the inner half of said lower edges. The central panel 18, as well as the breast cups, may be made of a nonresilient material such as netting or lace which may be embroidered as illustrated. The diaphragm section 16 has a side panel 21 connected to each of the side edges 20 of the central panel 18 and to approximately the outer half of the lower edge of the breast cups 14. A back section 22 extends between and is connected to the side edges of the breast cups 14 and diaphragm section 16. In the embodiment illustrated the side panels 21 and the back section 22 are made of extensible material to provide a figure-controlling effect.

The brassiere portion 10 has a lower edge 24 to which the slip portion 12 is connected. The lower edge has alternating peaks 26 and valleys 28 extending above and below the natural waistline 30 (FIG. 2) which is located generally at their vertical midpoint. The tips of the val- 3,343,545 Patented Sept. 26, 1967 leys 28, therefore, form diverging fingers of the controlling brassiere portion 10 over the waistline toward the hips. Intermediate the valleys 28 are segments 32 of the soft slip material which mitigate the controlling function of the valleys 28. In essence, the effective proportion of the controlling function of the brassiere portion is generally complete above the peaks of its lower edge. However, the eflective proportion of brassiere-type control decreases in the area of the peaks and valleys and is absent in the slip area. Consequently, the alternating peaks and valleys of the figure-controlling brassiere portion provide a smooth transition to the slip portion for a more perfect fit. Merely to extend the brassiere portion 10 in a straight line downward beyond the waistline would have the disadvantage of applying more pressure than would be desirable over the abdomen. The gradual transition has the added advantage of eliminating the usual arbitrary prede termined waistline height which often presents problems of correct fit. With the present construction normal variations of waistline placement can be accommodated without alterations.

The pattern of the peaks and valleys may take the form of the sawtooth design as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, or the ogee design of FIG. 3. Another possibility is the crenellated design of FIG. 4. All of these patterns provide alternate peaks and valleys which extend above and below the natural waistline.

It may be seen, then, that the present invention provides a brassiere-slip with a superior fit at the waistline. A desirable amount of control is introduced beyond the waistline to produce a smooth transition from the figure-controlling brassiere portion to the more relaxed slip portion.

While specific embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail to illustrate the application of the invention, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from such principles.

What is claimed is:

1. A long-line brassiere-slip comprising a brassiere having two breast cups, a diaphragm section extending from and connected to lower edges of said breast cups and a back section of extensible material extending between and connected to side edges of said breast cups and diaphragm section for figure-controlling, said diaphragm section having its lower edge with alternating peaks and valleys extending above and below the natural waistline and a slip portion extending down from and connected to the lower edge of said diaphragm section whereby the alternating peaks and valleys of the figure-controlling brassiere portion provide a smooth transition to the slip portion for a more perfect fit.

2. A brassiere-slip as in claim 1 in which said peaks and valleys produce a sawtooth design.

3. A brassiere-slip as in claim 1 in which said peaks and valleys produce an ogee pattern.

4. A brassiere-slip as in claim 1 in which said peaks and valleys produce a crenellated design.

5. A brassiere-slip comprising a brassiere portion having two breast cups, a diaphragm section extending from and connected to lower edges of said breast cups, said diaphragm section having a central panel with side edges converging downward from approximately the midpoint of the lower edge of each breast cup and including approximately the inner half of said lower edges, said central panel and said breast cups being of nonresilient material, said diaphragm section having a side panel connected to each of the side edges of the central panel and to approximately the outer half of the lower edge of each of said breast cups and a back section extending between and connected to the side edges of said breast cups and diaphragm section, said back section and said side panels being of extensible material to provide a figure-controlling eifect of said brassiere portion, said brassiere portion having its lower edge with alternating peaks and valleys extending above and below the natural waistline which is generally at their vertical midpoint, the tips of said valleys forming diverging fingers of the controlling brassiere portion over the waistline toward the hips and a slip portion extending down from and connected to the lower edge of said brassiere portion, segments of said slip portion being intermediate the valleys to mitigate the controlling function thereof thereby to decrease the effective proportion of brassiere-type control whereby said construction provides a smooth transition to the slip portion for a more perfect fit.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,059,865 11/1936 Hennessy 128458 2,231,559 2/1941 Cadous 128454 2,591,799 4/ 1952 Friedman 128454 10 ADELE M. EAGER, Primary Examiner. 

1. A LONG-LINE BRASSIERE-SLIP COMPRISING A BRASSIERE HAVING TWO BREAST CUPS, A DIAPHRAGM SECTION EXTENDING FROM AND CONNECTED TO LOWER EDGES OF SAID BREAST CUPS AND A BACK SECTION OF EXTENSIBLE MATERIAL EXTENDING BETWEEN AND CONNECTED TO SIDE EDGES OF SAID BREAST CUPS AND DIAPHRAGM SECTION FOR FIGURE-CONTROLLING, SAID DIAPHRAGM SECTION HAVING ITS LOWER EDGE WITH ALTERNATING PEAKS AND VALLEYS EXTENDING ABOVE AND BELOW THE NATURAL WAISTLINE AND A SLIP PORTION EXTENDING DOWN FROM AND CONNECTED TO THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID DIAPHRAGM SECTION WHEREBY THE ALTERNATING PEAKS AND VALLEYS OF THE FIGURE-CONTROLLING BRASSIERE PORTION PROVIDE A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO THE SLIP PORTION FOR A MORE PERFECT FIT. 